Thursday, April 26, 2012

INNOVATIVE BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS post by Matthew Bostaph

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/02/for-cutting-edge-biomedical-materials-try-corn/

Biomedical engineers have been experimenting with new innovative materials composed mostly of corn. Students in the undergraduate teaching labs at SEAS are investigating plant-based materials that may help regrow damaged neurons. This technology may produce things such as corn-based glue that can heal an injured eyeball. I know that there was much debate in class about using living animals for medical advancements and was wondering what the class's thoughts were on this article.








1 comment:

  1. I think this is a great place to look to make medical advances. I dont think anyone would feel bad about using corn for this purpose. More importantly, corn is a safe, sustainable resource that can be used to make the materials.

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